The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 537

Zane's deep voice sounded exceptionally melodious in the quiet night.

I leaned into his arms and whispered, "Is this better?"

Zane replied without hesitation, "Yeah."

...

The marketing team acted with remarkable efficiency. The moment Eric assigned the task, they jumped into action without delay.

In under an hour, news of Annalise's comic being published and skyrocketing to bestseller status exploded across the internet. It quickly claimed top spots on multiple charts. Photos of Annalise signing copies of her work were soon circulating online. Jessica had been celebrating just moments before, confident that the sales of her merchandise had already far outstripped Annalise's. Even though her products hadn't gone into production yet, the pre-orders alone were impressive. Best of all, she didn't have to split the profits with anyone. This meant that she was making far more money than Annalise!

Jessica had always believed that, apart from relationships, she had surpassed Annalise in every other aspect. When she saw Annalise's comic was published and was selling exceptionally well, she clenched her teeth in frustration. How was that fair? Every time Jessica convinced herself that Annalise failed, some unexpected news about Annalise's success would appear.

Jessica couldn't accept it. She read through the news again and again, determined to find evidence of fraud. Yet, the more she looked, the more authentic it all seemed.

Jessica's thoughts wandered back to the call she'd received that afternoon from the person she had trailing Annalise. They'd mentioned that Annalise had been spotted at a printing factory. Had she been busy signing copies at the time? Jessica's fingers curled tightly around her phone as irritation surged through her. She took a deep breath and dialed the number of a publishing executive.

"Hello?"

do you feel about the results of our last marketing push? Did it

her glee. She had made a fortune from the campaign. Even after deducting the one-million-dollar marketing fee, the

to publish my comic next. What options do we have to get

forget, we're a publishing company. We have plenty of publishing licenses, but there are just no suitable works to use them

info for

moment Jessica realized

sense of superiority over Annalise surged through her.

and immediately dialed the number. "Hello,

Jessica said without hesitation, cutting straight to the point. "Is

email, I'll send you a form to fill out,

quickly gave her email address to Paula, and the latter wasted no time and sent over a form

replying, "I think my book

"Yeah?" Paula prompted.

don't you

my merchandise on

homepage first?" Jessica didn't

many copies